3 сент. 2023 г. · Jesus wants us to give up on our self-promoting ways. He calls us to be humble and then let God do the exalting.

A parable - The word parable, here, means rather a "precept, an injunction." He gave a "rule or precept" about the proper manner of attending a feast, or about ...

Jesus is not against giving honor to one who deserves it, but he is against the use of power and prestige for self-aggrandizement.

In Luke 14, Jesus is less interested in the actual food than in the composition of the banquet. So, he tells a story about meals and honor.

7 Jesus noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table. So he told them a story. Luke 14:7 Meaning and Commentary.

20 июн. 2012 г. · Jesus decided to tell the Parable of Honor at the Banquet to show them how important humility is in the kingdom of God.

Now He began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table. Barnes' Notes on the Whole... · Smith's Bible Commentary

The parable teaches that it is one thing to affirm biblical truth and another thing to live it. It is one thing to be a hearer and professor and another to be ...

Jesus calls you to die with Him... may be physically if necessary. But certainly to die to sin and share in the resurrection to life.